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End tidal CO2 and cerebral oximetry for the prediction of return of spontaneous circulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation 2019 Jun;139:174-181

Date

04/13/2019

Pubmed ID

30978377

DOI

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.04.006

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85064842137 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   18 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: End Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) is a reasonable predictor of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) in cardiac arrest (CA), though with many limitations. Cerebral Oximetry (CerOx) non-invasively measures brain O2 saturation and correlates with flow.

OBJECTIVES: This study compares ETCO2 and CerOx for ROSC prediction during both out of hospital (OHCA) and emergency department cardiac arrests (EDCA).

METHODS: We conducted a prospective study on CA patients resuscitated in the ED. ETCO2 and CerOx simultaneously measured during ED CPR. Data was analyzed with logistic regression modeling and area under the curve (AUC).

RESULTS: 176 patients were analyzed, 66.7% were witnessed, 52.8% had bystander CPR. EMS alert to ED arrival was 27.0 ± 10.6 min. Initial rhythm was 31.8% asystole, 27.8% PEA, 25.6% VF/VT with 26.1% achieving ROSC. AUC predictors of ROSC were: last 5 min trend [CerOx = 0.82 ; ETCO2 = 0.74], delta first to last [CerOx = 0.86 ; ETCO2 = 0.73], the penultimate minute [CerOx = 0.81 ; ETCO2 = 0.76], and final minute [CerOx = 0.89 ; ETCO2 = 0.77]. AUC comparison of simultaneous measurements (n = 125) revealed: last 5 min trend [CerOx = 0.80 ; ETCO2 = 0.79], delta first to last [CerOx = 0.83 ; ETCO2 = 0.75], penultimate minute [CerOx = 0.83 ETCO2 = 0.74], and final minute [CerOx = 0.89 ; ETCO2 = 0.75].

CONCLUSIONS: Our data shows, both ETCO2 and rSO2 are good predictors of ROSC. We found CerOx superior to ETCO2 in predicting ROSC.

Author List

Engel TW 2nd, Thomas C, Medado P, Bastani A, Reed B, Millis S, O'Neil BJ

Author

Thomas W. Engel MD Assistant Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aged
Carbon Dioxide
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Tidal Volume